Use this if you are using igraph from R
| rep.igraph {igraph} | R Documentation | 
The new graph will contain the input graph the given number of times, as unconnected components.
## S3 method for class 'igraph'
rep(x, n, mark = TRUE, ...)
## S3 method for class 'igraph'
x * n
x | 
 The input graph.  | 
n | 
 Number of times to replicate it.  | 
mark | 
 Whether to mark the vertices with a   | 
... | 
 Additional arguments to satisfy S3 requirements, currently ignored.  | 
rings <- make_ring(5) * 5